Clinical evaluation of follow-up methods and results of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) detected on cervicovaginal Pap smears

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 292-298

  Kim, Tae Jin ^a   Kim, Hy Sook ^a   Park, Chong Taik ^a   Park, In Sou ^a   Hong, Sung Ran ^a   Park, Jong Sook ^a   Shim, Jae Uk ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AGUS; Clinical informations; Colposcopy; Cone biopsy; Endometrial curettage; Origin of AGUS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0012926508     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5360     Document Type: Article

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